Russia – climate and energy statistics
Posted in National and regional statistics on 08/04/2009 11:33 am by Stephen Tindale
Total national greenhouse gas emissions as a percentage of global total, 2004 figures
5%
Historical contribution – 1850 to 2000
8%
Change in annual greenhouse gas emissions since 1990
– 34%
2005 per capita annual greenhouse gas emissions
13.7 tonnes
Energy used per unit of GDP (compared to USA)
228%*
* Soon after his inauguration, President Mededev said he would introduce plans to halve the energy intensity of the Russian economy by 2020.
Balance of energy sources, 2006
|
% |
|
| Gas |
53 |
| Oil |
21 |
| Coal |
16 |
| Nuclear |
6 |
| Hydro |
2 |
| Renewables |
1 |
Energy security
Russia has the world’s largest gas reserves, the second largest coal reserves and the eighth largest oil reserves. It is the world’s largest exporter of gas and the second largest oil exporter, though its oil reserves are expected to run out in the next 15 years.
Electricity generated in 2006
|
% |
|
| Gas |
46.0 |
| Coal |
18.0 |
| Hydro |
17.5 |
| Nuclear |
16.0 |
| Oil |
2.5 |
| Other renewables* |
0.0 |
* There has been no significant advance on wind or solar power since 2008.
Electricity – installed wind capacity, 2008
2002 10.7Mw
2008 16.5Mw
Electricity – supply and demand
This will note, from various identified sources, the existing supply of electricity compared to demand, and also reliable predictions of whether the gap will increase or decrease in the future.
Russia has huge investment needs. The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2003 estimated the electricity sector’s total investment requirement from 2003 to 2030 at about $380 billion.
Fuels used for heat, 2006
|
% |
|
| Gas |
65.0 |
| Coal |
21.0 |
| Oil |
7.0 |
| Other |
6.0 |
| Waste |
1.3 |
| Biomass |
0.7 |
Cars per thousand of population
195 (2007 figure)
Level of organic agriculture
Official figures for the percentage of Russian agriculture that is organic are not available, because Russia has no agreed organic standards. The Russian government is currently drawing some up. Russian farmers use less chemical fertiliser than western farmers.